Hugh Bright Douglas House | |
The house in 2015 | |
Location | 301 Elk Avenue, North, Fayetteville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°09′15″N86°34′47″W / 35.15417°N 86.57972°W Coordinates: 35°09′15″N86°34′47″W / 35.15417°N 86.57972°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1894 |
Architect | Rickman & Bills |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Steamboat Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 82003986 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 25, 1982 |
The Hugh Bright Douglas House is a historic house in Fayetteville, Tennessee. It was built in 1894 for a Confederate veteran. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The house was built in 1894 for Hugh Bright Douglas, the grandson of settler James Bright. [2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Douglas joined the Confederate States Army and served under generals Nathan Bedford Forrest and Joseph Wheeler. [2] Douglas lived here with his wife, née Margaret Terrett, and their son, Byrd Douglas. [2] It was inherited by his granddaughter, Sarah Byrd Douglas Posey, in 1958, and sold out of the family in 1961. [2]
The house was designed by Rickman & Bills in the Steamboat Gothic architectural style. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 25, 1982. [1]
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